About the Authors

Richard K. Lubberich

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany, Institute for Biomedical Engineering–Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany

Thomas Walenda

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany, Institute for Biomedical Engineering–Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany

Tamme W. Goecke

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany

Klaus Strathmann

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Transfusion Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany

Susanne Isfort

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department for Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Tim H. Brümmendorf

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department for Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Steffen Koschmieder

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department for Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Wolfgang Wagner

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

wwagner@ukaachen.de

Affiliations Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany, Institute for Biomedical Engineering–Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany

Competing Interests

I (WW) am a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.